Raquel M Silva – CFLS*

With over 28 years of legal experience as both a paralegal and then attorney, Certified Family Law Specialist Raquel M. Silva provides legal services to individuals and families throughout Northern California. She practices in all areas of family law, guardianships, adoptions and probate in Yolo County. Estate planning and trust administration services are offered to families throughout Northern California, including Solano and Sacramento Counties

Ms. Silva operates as a sole practitioner with her office in Davis, Ca. As such, she is able to provide that “personal touch” on all of her cases.

Before becoming a lawyer, Raquel M. Silva, CFLS*, spent 16 years working as a paralegal on many cases covering areas of the law including: real estate title litigation, business litigation, and corporate law. This breadth of experience allows Ms. Silva and her legal team to provide her clients a level of service that is not found in other law offices. The legal team at the Law Office of Raquel M. Silva is able to approach cases from a multitude of angles — ensuring that clients are provided a detailed picture of their specific situation and the options that are available to them.

Ms. Silva attended UC Davis School of Law, King Hall and graduated with honors in May 2005. During her second year of law school, Ms. Silva became a Certified Law Student for the King Hall Family Protection Clinic. Clinic work enabled her to obtain two years of court and trial experience prior to graduating law school.

In 2012, Ms. Silva became a Certified Family Law Specialist which requires extensive continuing legal education classes in all areas of family law, in addition to the standard California State Bar continuing education requirements. Ms. Silva stays fully informed and up to date in all areas of her practice by attending continuing legal education conferences throughout the year, participating in the continuing education programs offered by the Yolo County Bar and Yolo County Family Bar Associations, as well as consulting regularly with financial/tax specialists, divorce coaches, child custody counselors, child custody evaluators, and therapists working with divorcing families.

After passing the California State Bar in November 2005, Ms. Silva opened her law office in her hometown of Davis, CA, where she is actively involved with the community through the Davis Waldorf School, Let It Flow (a water charity founded by the professional skateboarder and Davis native, Nyjah Huston), and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Davis, CA offers the wonderful mix of a small, bike-friendly farm/university town, combined with the food, fun and culture of a much bigger city. In a single day you can buy locally grown organic foods at the Davis Farmers Market and attend a concert at Mondavi Theater. Davis is perfectly located between the Sierra Nevada and the Pacific Ocean…the best of all worlds.

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Contact our family law attorney, Raquel M. Silva, CFLS*, online
or call at 530-758-0500 to schedule an appointment. Our Davis office is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.,
and Friday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon. We are conveniently located in the Oak Avenue Professional complex across from Davis High School.

Raquel M. Silva, CFLS

Attorney Raquel M. Silva, CFLS*, is licensed to practice law only in California and represents clients only in California. Ms. Silva practices family law in Yolo County, which includes the cities of Davis, Woodland, Winters, West Sacramento, Esparto and Capay Valley. Ms. Silva also represents clients for estate planning and probate matters in the counties of Yolo, Sacramento and Solano.

*Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

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CFLS*

*Certified Family Law Specialist – A specialized area of law which requires an additional certification from the California State Bar Association. Family law is the practice of law dealing with all aspects of the California Family Code and including, but not limited to, the following: taxation issues incident to family law practice; contempt; enforcement proceedings; mediation and/or negotiation of family law disputes; psychological and counseling aspects of family law; family law writ and appellate practice; postmarital agreements; nonmarital domestic relationships; child custody in any forum; and public enforcement of child support.